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==Imsil Cheese Village==
==Imsil Cheese Village==
Imsil Cheese Village is located near the town of Imsil (within the county of Imsil). It offers a one-day or more vacation program for children and tourists to learn how to make cheese.
Imsil Cheese Village is located near the town of Imsil (within the county of Imsil). It offers vacation programs for children and tourists to learn how to make cheese.


The cheese produced there is called Imsil cheese, following the county name. Imsil cheese is the unusual mission legacy of a Catholic priest from Belgium who took the Korean name of Ji Junghwan. He arrived in the farming village of Imsil, in the mid-1950s, when the economy was still shattered from the Korean war. He started a farmers’ milk cooperative, which eventually became the Imsil Cheese Factory. The factory still exists today and produces high quality cheese and yogurt for the Korean market.
The cheese produced there is called Imsil cheese, following the county name. Imsil cheese is the unusual mission legacy of a Catholic priest from Belgium who took the Korean name of Ji Junghwan. He arrived in the farming village of Imsil, in the mid-1950s, when the economy was still shattered from the Korean war. He started a farmers’ milk cooperative, which eventually became the Imsil Cheese Factory. The factory still exists today and produces high-quality cheese and yogurt for the Korean market.


A pizza franchise using Imsil cheese has become a widespread business in [[South Korea]] since 2004, under the name of Imsil Cheese Pizza.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imsilpizza.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-01-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080112170226/http://www.imsilpizza.com/ |archive-date=2008-01-12 }} Official Page</ref> Nearby livestock farms produce the dairy products required for the manufacture of the cheese.
A pizza franchise using Imsil cheese has become a widespread business in [[South Korea]] since 2004, under the name of Imsil Cheese Pizza.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imsilpizza.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-01-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080112170226/http://www.imsilpizza.com/ |archive-date=2008-01-12 }} Official Page</ref> Nearby livestock farms produce the dairy products required for the manufacture of the cheese.


The village is in a rural area, with one bus arriving there every hour. The buses stop running at 8 p.m. Buses to Imsil depart from the Shi-Hae intercity bus terminal in Jeonju.
A group of enterprising cheese manufacturers decided to branch out into making cheese pizza. In time, Ji Junghwan’s Imsil Cheese Pizza became one of the most popular brands, and today it can be found throughout Korea. Pictured on every box is the Belgian missionary priest, probably the only missionary in the world to have left a pizza chain as part of his legacy.

The village is in a rural area, with only a bus running there every hour, and stops at 8pm. It is best not to get stranded past 8pm. You can take the Shi-Hae intercity bus terminal in Jeonju and hop on an imsil bus. Fares differs from district to district. Kang-jin District cost 4800won, while the rest of imsil cost about 3800won. Imsil is known for its natural scenery.


[[Yewon Arts University]] is located in Imsil.
[[Yewon Arts University]] is located in Imsil.

Revision as of 05:11, 30 January 2022

Imsil
임실군
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul
 • Hanja
 • Revised RomanizationImsil-gun
 • McCune-ReischauerImshil-gun
Flag of Imsil
Official logo of Imsil
Location in South Korea
Location in South Korea
Country South Korea
RegionHonam
Administrative divisions1 eup, 11 myeon
Area
 • Total
596.88 km2 (230.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
30,708
 • Density51.5/km2 (133/sq mi)
 • Dialect
Jeolla

Imsil County (Imsil-gun) is a county in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. Imsil County is a county in central South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is an area upstream of the Seomjingang River in the Noryeong Mountains, and there is a basin that runs southeast to Namwon. The county office is located in Imsil-eup, and the administrative district is 11 myeon, 1eup.

It is approximately 30 minutes south of Jeonju by car or bus. Domestic Korean cheese was first produced in Imsil County. Imsil County encompasses several important towns, mountains and natural areas.

Imsil-gun has 14 elementary schools and an English center.

Imsil Cheese Village

Imsil Cheese Village is located near the town of Imsil (within the county of Imsil). It offers vacation programs for children and tourists to learn how to make cheese.

The cheese produced there is called Imsil cheese, following the county name. Imsil cheese is the unusual mission legacy of a Catholic priest from Belgium who took the Korean name of Ji Junghwan. He arrived in the farming village of Imsil, in the mid-1950s, when the economy was still shattered from the Korean war. He started a farmers’ milk cooperative, which eventually became the Imsil Cheese Factory. The factory still exists today and produces high-quality cheese and yogurt for the Korean market.

A pizza franchise using Imsil cheese has become a widespread business in South Korea since 2004, under the name of Imsil Cheese Pizza.[1] Nearby livestock farms produce the dairy products required for the manufacture of the cheese.

The village is in a rural area, with one bus arriving there every hour. The buses stop running at 8 p.m. Buses to Imsil depart from the Shi-Hae intercity bus terminal in Jeonju.

Yewon Arts University is located in Imsil.

Climate

Climate data for Imsil (1981–2010, extremes 1969–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.1
(61.0)
20.3
(68.5)
25.1
(77.2)
29.5
(85.1)
33.8
(92.8)
33.5
(92.3)
37.1
(98.8)
36.3
(97.3)
33.4
(92.1)
29.8
(85.6)
25.8
(78.4)
17.7
(63.9)
37.1
(98.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.9
(39.0)
6.5
(43.7)
11.6
(52.9)
18.7
(65.7)
23.3
(73.9)
26.7
(80.1)
28.9
(84.0)
29.6
(85.3)
26.0
(78.8)
20.7
(69.3)
13.3
(55.9)
6.4
(43.5)
18.0
(64.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.3
(27.9)
−0.2
(31.6)
4.4
(39.9)
10.6
(51.1)
16.0
(60.8)
20.5
(68.9)
24.0
(75.2)
24.1
(75.4)
19.3
(66.7)
12.3
(54.1)
5.6
(42.1)
−0.3
(31.5)
11.2
(52.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −7.6
(18.3)
−6.0
(21.2)
−1.9
(28.6)
3.0
(37.4)
9.2
(48.6)
15.3
(59.5)
20.3
(68.5)
20.1
(68.2)
14.3
(57.7)
5.8
(42.4)
−0.5
(31.1)
−5.8
(21.6)
5.5
(41.9)
Record low °C (°F) −24.4
(−11.9)
−21.8
(−7.2)
−13.8
(7.2)
−7.1
(19.2)
−0.8
(30.6)
4.2
(39.6)
10.6
(51.1)
8.8
(47.8)
2.6
(36.7)
−4.9
(23.2)
−17.0
(1.4)
−21.9
(−7.4)
−24.4
(−11.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 37.3
(1.47)
43.7
(1.72)
53.8
(2.12)
76.3
(3.00)
88.0
(3.46)
169.2
(6.66)
315.9
(12.44)
311.8
(12.28)
138.5
(5.45)
41.9
(1.65)
46.2
(1.82)
29.3
(1.15)
1,351.9
(53.22)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10.2 8.0 9.3 8.0 9.1 10.7 15.5 15.3 8.5 5.6 7.9 8.8 116.9
Average snowy days 9.9 7.2 2.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.5 6.7 29.5
Average relative humidity (%) 74.8 70.9 68.0 64.0 67.8 73.7 79.5 79.4 77.2 74.4 74.1 75.4 73.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 161.7 172.7 203.1 232.4 237.4 192.8 166.6 186.5 191.0 209.3 169.6 156.1 2,283
Percent possible sunshine 51.9 56.2 54.7 59.2 54.5 44.2 37.6 44.6 51.3 59.8 54.8 51.4 51.3
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[2][3][4] (percent sunshine and snowy days)[5]

Twin towns – sister cities

Imsil is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-01-12. Retrieved 2008-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Official Page
  2. ^ "평년값자료(1981–2010) 임실(244)" (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
  3. ^ "기후자료 극값(최대값) 전체년도 일최고기온 (℃) 최고순위, 임실(244)" (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  4. ^ "기후자료 극값(최대값) 전체년도 일최저기온 (℃) 최고순위, 임실(244)" (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. p. 499 and 649. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2017.

35°36′47″N 127°16′46″E / 35.6130555656°N 127.279444454°E / 35.6130555656; 127.279444454